As for me, I went to the shrine(Tsurugaoka Hachimangu) that located in Kamakura for *YAKUBARAI. This is one of my favorite shrine.

I don't know it was the best choice of spending the birthday, but that made me fell better and refreshed. At least, Omikuji(sacred lot) indicated average good luck. Not extremely good but not bad. Being normal is enough for me for now.

While driving, I could see Mt.FUJI far away. I supposeMt.FUJI in winter is especially beautiful.

And also, there are some surfers in the winter sea. They seemed just frozen...

【YAKUDOSHI&YAKUBARAI】

YAKUDOSHI are the years of calamity. This is a
Japanese belief that people at the ages of YAKUDOSHI are likely to experience misfortunes or illness. It is generally believed that men's YAKUDOSHI are the ages 25, 42 and 61, and for women 19, 33 and 37, though there are local and historical variations. One's YAKUDOSHI is measured by adding one to the actual age.

The ages of 42 for men and 33 for women are considered
to be
particularly bad years, HONYAKU (great calamity). This is probably
because the numbers 42 and 33 are phonetically unlucky numbers. 42 can
be pronounced "shi-ni" which is homophonous with the word "to death,"
and 33, when pronounced as "sanzan" means "hard", "terrible", or
"disastrous". When reaching YAKUDOSHI, many people go to Shinto shrines
for exorcism (YAKUBARAI). Although this is just a superstition, it may
not be improbable because people seem to go through hard times with
their health or jobs around these ages.

Many people are also aware that the years preceding
and following a
major YAKUDOSHI are YAKUDOSHI years too. The year before YAKUDOSHI is
called MAEYAKU, while the year after is called ATOYAKU.

I attended the wedding of my friend.
That was simple but warm and cozy.

In the end of the party, the bride handed a wedding bouquet to me.
According to tradition, it is believed that the single lady who received the bridal bouquet will be the next person to get married.
But I've heard from Korean friend, in KOREA, it is said that person cannot marry for six years afterward if she cannot marry within six months.